Hello, Have run into a brick wall trying to trace a GG Grandfather. His name is Joseph C. Blair. He's in the US (upstate NY) in the mid 1860's. His pappers state that he is from Hessen Darm Stat, Germany as well as his wife. That's where it ends. How do I go about digging up more info and tracing that branch back beyond him? BTW it seems rather strange that a good Scotsman would get here via Germany. Anyone have any thoughts relating to this? TY, Joe Blair (yep, I'm named after him) _________________________________________________________________ Learn how to help protect your privacy and prevent fraud online at Tech Hacks & Scams. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/techsafety.armx